Merry Christmas and good will towards women and men! Of course I had to conclude #25DaysofCreepmas with the granddaddy of them all. Shape shifting doorknockers, ghosts, time traveling, and foreseeing death? Dickens wrote a pretty nasty tale in order to inspire cheer and humility on December 25th. There’s a ton of adaptations and follow up … Continue reading
It’s the nightmare before Christmas; last minute gift buying and trips to the grocery store, traveling, and stressing. We all know and have at one point been fascinated by Tim Burton’s holiday claymation creation, the book format being no exception in my case. The plot is the same and the illustrations are just as eye … Continue reading
Happy Solstice and happy Yule! After reading this modern epic last month, I’m totally on the Krampus train this year. This book tells the story of Krampus and Santa’s relationship, the history of Yule, and one West Virginian man’s struggle to get out of own way and put his family back together. I recommend listening … Continue reading
Much like Trick ‘r Treat, one small town is victim to a night of insane, lethal shenanigans in this graphic novel from Michael Dougherty and friends. In lieu of orange crusaders, we have Krampus and his band of fucked up Christmas toys showering the wicked with much needed punishment. The ensemble of stories includes themes … Continue reading
Christmas and homicide go together like coffee and pumpkin pie. There’s something so enthralling about a woman being strangled with tinsel and a man being impaled by an icicle with melodic carols softly playing in the background. This little beaut is the novelization for the 1972 movie, which features the murderous holiday segment ‘And All … Continue reading
I’m kicking off #25DaysofCreepmas with a black-as-coal, cold-as-ice short story collection by Kealan Patrick Burke. I read this for the first time in last year, alongside some other Christmas horror collections, and it stood out tremendously. It’s a mix of winter & holiday themes and damn, they really drive the horror home. My favorite story … Continue reading
A Sinisisters Production, Humbug shows what happens when a holiday-hating woman is converted into a cocoa-drinking caroler with the help of her Christmas-cheerleading neighbor. Continue reading
